House updates

One morning Logan woke up, walked up stairs and said "Mom, I want my room a color". I said what you want to paint your walls and he said yes. So we decided that for his birthday we would do his room. So for the past few days we kicked Logan out of his room and we have been working on it with out him seeing. I think he peeked a few times but he is really excited to see it on his birthday. I added a few pictures of his room.

Today I bought a leather sectional. I found it on KSL a week ago and have been watching it everyday. It was priced kind of high for us but I really liked it and it was exactly what I wanted for my basement. So I called on it and she sold it to me for $500 less than what she was asking! My awesome Dad and Brother Landon helped me go get it and put it downstairs. I am so happy with it and I definitely think I got an awesome deal!

How well do you know your husband?

How well do you know your HUSBAND?
1) He's sitting in front of the tv. What is on the screen?

Madden football or some cop show or prank show

2) You're out to eat...what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?

He wouldn't get a salad, but if he did it would be ranch

3) What's one food he doesn't like?

Well he will eat just about anything but he doesn't really like onions and tomatoes

4) You go out to eat...what does he order to drink.

He will either get water or rootbeer

5) Where did he go to High School?

come on who doesn't know where their husband went to high school. LHS!!

6) What size shoe does he wear?

11 1/2

7) If he was to collect anything, what would it be?

He collects stickers but I think he would love to collect road signs if it wasn 't illegal (or maybe that is why he would collect them?)

8) What's his favorite type of sandwich?

I would say grilled cheese or PBJ

9) What would he eat every day if he could?

Steak or fried rice

10) What's his favorite cereal?

Frosted Flakes

11) What would he never wear?

Jeff would wear anything for my entertainment but in public probably skinny jeans

12) What's his favorite sports team?

It always changes but I know he likes the Jazz

13) Who did he vote for?

Jeff vote, ha ha

14) Who is his best friend?

Either Corey, Casey or Landon. It is a toss us. They will have to armwrestle for this titile I guess

15) What's something you do that he wishes you didn't do?

Yell at him when I am mad.

16) What is his heritage?

France, England?? I don't know, I don't think he knows

17) You bake him a cake for his bday...what kind of cake is it?

Chocolate, because that is what I like and he doesn't really care.

18) Did he play sports in high school?

Football, golf

19) What could he spend hours doing?

Playing playstation, sleeping, working on his motorcyle, being with me and the kids.

20) What's one unique talent he has?

doing math in his head, he is good at it.

Family fun

We had a little fun this weekend. First on Valentines day Jeff went and bought a motorcycle. It is a Honda and you will have to ask Jeff the rest of the information on that. Then we gave each other presents. Jeff got me the new Taylor Swift CD I have been wanting. I got Jeff our first blue-ray, I am Legend. I got the kids Madagascar 2 for v-day and they were pretty excited about that. That night my parents watched the kids and we went to Tepanyaki for dinner with my brother and sister and their spouses. It was fun but we waited for like 2 hours until we sat down. After that we went to Lindsay's house and watched a movie and ate ice cream shakes. On Sunday me, Jeff and the kids made a snow turtle in the back yard. It is pretty cool I guess, kind of scary looking. Then we went to my parents for dinner. It was a good weekend, I think the kids had lots of fun.

New Job

Well I just got a job working for my friends at their property management company. I am really enjoying it! It is great working with people that I actually like being with so that is great and the work is pretty fun, just a lot of computer input. Jeff never heard back from the police job in Layton but has recently applied for a job as an air traffic assistant which is great because in three years he might be able to be an air traffic controller again and he will have lots of experience. We are excited for this job, it is good pay and he will be able to use his schooling so we hope for the best with that. Other good news is that Jeff's sister Nicole just got engaged to a guy named Aaron yesterday so we are excited to have a new brother in law. We hope them the best, they both seam really happy together and they are a cute couple!

A good thing for our family

I was thinking about life and our future as a family I have come know that life is almost never as you predict. I never imagined my life to head into the directions that it has. I don't know if any ones knows this but we decided to move to Alaska over night practically and moved there about a month later. It was so weird to be in a place where I knew no one, I didn't know the city at all, I didn't even know how to get to the place I was living. After a while I started to really know that we were suppose to be there and that it was a good thing for our family. We met a lot of good people and learned about how important family is and the support of the church. After Alaska I was so sure I had the rest of our lives planned out. Jeff would have his perfect job, we would buy this new big house, I would get pregnant and we would have a new baby. I wanted to have a salon in my house so I could have my own business and we would just be happy. As most of you know things didn't happen as we had planned. Jeff didn't get the job and had to find a new career, we had to find a place to live that we could afford (not new and big), I couldn't get pregnant because we didn't have insurance and we didn't know how we could afford it and I couldn't have my salon in my house. For a long time I could not think why Heavenly Father answered a prayer with something other than what I thought was best for my family. I thought maybe I was being punished for something I did or didn't do. But than as time goes by the pain isn't as bad and I think to myself that I am happy and maybe this way is better for our family and that this is what we are suppose to be doing and how our life should be. We may not be rich and we may not have the new big house that we wanted but I am confident Jeff will find a job that he likes and I really love my house. It is old, really old, but it is my old house. And yes babies are in our future (no I am not pregnant) and yes life can be hard but that's what makes us strong and makes us appreciate all that we have. So I am hopeful for whatever the future brings me and I know that is will be great as long as I make it that way. It is my choice to be happy and that is what I will always choose.

Things

Logan and Sienna dancing, it was so fun to watch!

Sienna in Landons hat, she likes wearing hats.

I think we kind of look a like?

What a cutie!

My curtains in the front room.

Well things are good at our place. Jeffs car broke down and Jeff has been fixing it and I have been stuck at home with no car. For all those of you that are wondering about the police job, Jeff passed the physical test and written test and now is waiting to hear from them. There was about 70 people that applied and took the tests but not everyone passed so I guess we will see how that goes. I am done with my CNA class and just waiting to hear back so I can take the final tests.

We recently got our power bill and we're not too happy about that so we decided to put some insulation in the attic and we are probably going to get a new window in the breakfast nook. But just to let everyone know, you can get insulation done for practical free. Questar gas gives you a rebate so basic they pay for all but about 20 bucks. It really helps keep the cost of your bill down and saves energy. So we will see how that goes. They also give you a rebate for new windows. The guy told me they won't be doing the rebate stuff forever so get it done now while they are doing the rebates.

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Sore...but thats ok

Yesterday Me, Jeff and my dad went snowmobiling up at Farmington Canyon. For all of you that don't know, My dad is a professional snowmobiler, he has been doing it for 30 plus years so I consider that pro. I sat there, along with everyone else watching my dad go up the steepest hills with ease (I mean cliffs and he would go over the top of them. Only tracks over were his). Jeff, I would have to say impressed me very much. He never in his life had been on a snowmobile until a year ago and he was doing things I can't imagine doing ever in my snowmobile life. (The cliffs you know, yeah crazy I think) So they were dragged around by me, because I couldn't go up certain places (or down), so it was an easy day for them. Today I am extremely sore though. I woke up with a swollen knee, back pain and arm soreness. But it was fun since I haven't been since before I met Jeff, so it has been like 10 years. (Fields don't count).

Happy New Year!

Well its a new year and a new begining sort of for us. We just love our new house, it is so fun to decorate and buy new stuff for. I just got my curtains up in the livingroom and I love them.

I am doing my clinicals now for my CNA, I have only done one so far and I guess it wasn't so bad. Jeff is working at Million air and applied for a layton city police job. He goes in for a physical test thing on the 10th and then I don't know what from there. There are a lot of people applying for the job and if any of them already have post done then they would probably get the job before Jeff would, but we are still hoping.

Sienna's tongue is doing ok, it still looks really bad. It still is gaping open but it doesn't seem to bother her. Both her and Logan are sick with colds and fevers.

Ouch

My sweet Sienna got an ouchy today. My niece Kaylee was carring her down the stairs and slipped and they both fell and Sienna bit her toungue. I would say she probably would have needed stiches if it wasn't her toungue. Here are some pictures don't look if you don't like seeing injuries to children.

The Place we call home

Well finally I have pictures to post for you all. Most of you probably have seen my house by now but here it is for the rest of you. I took down all of my Christmas decorations, I wanted to get it done and over with so I did it the day after Christmas.

Christmas

Well Chirstmas has come and gone so fast this year. We have been so busy with Jeff going to Oklahoma and changing jobs and getting a house. It has been quite the year. We are glad to be back in Utah again for Chirstmas. We had fun going to lots of family parties and opening lots of presesnts from each other, we are very spoiled. Here are some pictures of Chirstmas. Sorry I still don't have any of my house. I got a new camera and so the pictures of my house are on my stupid camera that is hard to get pictures from.

I AM SORRY

I am sorry for all of you that are waiting to see pictures of my new house. I have a small problem, we don't have Internet! So I was going to do some today at my parents house but no, I forgot a piece that I need from my camera. So.....I am working on it. Maybe it will be tomorrow.
I do really love my house though! It is fun to decorate and do whatever I want to it. I painted the living room and the breakfast nook and those two places happen to be my favorite so far. We just got the blinds up and all I need now is to get rods so I can hang my curtains. I want to buy new couches so we can have some seating downstairs too.
We attended our new ward today it is was a really nice ward. There seams to be a lot of good people in it and I think the kids will love it too. I guess when I was younger I went to that same church building.

FaMily PiCturEs

We went and did family pictures a week ago and they turned out pretty good. We went to the union Station in Ogden.